tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72910552014-10-01T00:04:43.838-07:00XposureThis webpage shows the result of me trying to improve my photography skills. A group of us at work set up a photography club and now we set each other challenges. My attempts at meeting those challenges and those of <a href = "http://www.photofriday.com/">Photo Friday</a> can be seen on this web page.
Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1099263498977886662004-10-31T14:58:00.000-08:002004-10-31T14:58:18.976-08:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/getclose.jpg'><img border='0' class='phostImg' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/400/getclose.jpg'></a><br />Challenge: "Get Close"Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1098758765952304472004-10-25T19:46:00.000-07:002004-10-25T19:46:05.953-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/statement.1.jpg'><img border='0' class='phostImg' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/400/statement.1.jpg'></a><br />STATEMENT: San Francisco Gay Pride 2004Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1098251788824912422004-10-19T22:56:00.000-07:002004-10-19T22:56:28.826-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/CIMG1052.jpg'><img border='0' class='phostImg' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/400/CIMG1052.jpg'></a><br />Challenge: The Magic Hour. Picture taken in Seattle, Autumn 2003Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1098061869463159362004-10-17T18:11:00.000-07:002004-10-31T10:37:36.453-08:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/forgotten.jpg'><img border='0' class='phostImg' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/400/forgotten.jpg'></a><br />Challenge: Still Life: ForgottenSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1096819001106337692004-10-03T08:56:00.000-07:002004-10-03T09:06:40.480-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/speed.2.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/400/speed.2.jpg'></a><br />SPEED. Long Exposure. Taken on a Digital Sony Cybershot DSC-S85. This was actually the starting position, made to look as if the subject was running forward. Once the flash had gone off, Richard in fact ran backwards whilst the shutter stayed open to give the effect you see here.<br /><span style='font-size: 8pt;'>Posted for Photo Friday</span>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1095738345823344102004-09-20T20:45:00.000-07:002004-09-20T20:45:45.823-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/Domestic.1.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/400/Domestic.1.jpg'></a><br />Domestic: Dough. Mess. Stick. Photo FridaySamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1095036030542379302004-09-12T17:40:00.000-07:002004-09-15T13:30:51.866-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/poolparty-labor-day-2004.1.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/400/poolparty-labor-day-2004.jpg'></a><br />Gibby asked to see the full set of "Portrait from Behind" pictures I took. Here they are.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1094872414546089752004-09-10T20:13:00.000-07:002004-09-11T10:45:52.963-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/blossom.1.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/320/blossom.1.jpg'></a><br />Photo Friday 'Blossom'
<br />Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1094520067347982082004-09-06T18:21:00.000-07:002004-09-06T18:21:07.346-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/640/PortraitBehind.1.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/320/PortraitBehind.1.jpg'></a><br />Challenge: "Backwards Portrait" (take a portrait from behind the subject). This was snapped on September 5th 2004.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-108787299135108612004-06-21T19:56:00.000-07:002004-06-23T12:09:59.400-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/640/champagne.1.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/320/champagne.1.jpg'></a><br />For our last photography assignment Allison asked us to photograph light as the subject. Basically, "painting with light". I did some experimenting and settled on the above image as my favourite. Below are two other interesting images that resulted from my playing with light-centric ideas.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1087872486407133162004-06-21T19:48:00.000-07:002004-06-21T19:48:06.406-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/640/BREACH-R1-11.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/320/BREACH-R1-11.jpg'></a><br /> Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1087872461067979572004-06-21T19:47:00.000-07:002004-06-21T19:47:41.066-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/640/samb.02.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/320/samb.02.jpg'></a><br /> Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1087266922612686132004-06-14T19:35:00.000-07:002004-06-14T19:35:22.613-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/640/samb.object.02.1.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/320/samb.object.02.1.jpg'></a><br /> Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1087266898696716752004-06-14T19:34:00.000-07:002004-06-14T19:34:58.696-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/640/samb.object.01.3.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/320/samb.object.01.3.jpg'></a><br /> Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1087266501264543832004-06-14T19:28:00.000-07:002004-06-23T12:16:13.026-07:00For Lesson 4: We had to shoot a whole reel of film using only one inanimate object as our subject. We had to try and transofrm our subject so that we were looking at in a way that was different to how we'd normally see it. The photographs were required to be taken outside, in one session and in black and white. I chose to photograph the antenna on the roof. These pictures were taken at around midday.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1087079235660201642004-06-12T15:27:00.000-07:002004-06-12T15:27:15.660-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/640/samb.maxdof.1.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/320/samb.maxdof.1.jpg'></a><br />Lesson 3: I was required to show maximum depth of field (where everything is in focus). To achieve this, a small aperture and longer exposure were needed.Because the shutter was open for longer, moving objects in the scene (the balloons) ended up blurred, resulting in 'show motion' at the same time.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1087077939327046902004-06-12T15:05:00.000-07:002004-06-12T15:05:39.326-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/640/FH000030.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/320/FH000030.jpg'></a><br />Lesson 2: "Close to Home" to be taken in colour. This picture illustrates use of "directorial" style. Self portrait taken on my deck around 9am. I was trying to draw together elements of my current home in San Francisco with elements (such as tea, marmite, a letter) from the home of my birth, England.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1087077284252880612004-06-12T14:54:00.000-07:002004-06-12T19:14:47.693-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/640/FL000001.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/320/FL000001.jpg'></a><br />Lesson 2:The subject "Close To Home" to be taken in colour. This one in "documentary" style was taken at the SF Ferry Building Farmers' Market, a few blocks from my home, at about 8.15 am.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1087077071045614402004-06-12T14:51:00.000-07:002004-06-12T15:09:16.456-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/640/samb.exposure.04.jpg.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #FFFFFF; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/320/samb.exposure.04.jpg.jpg'></a><br />Lesson 1: To show that purposely photographing a white scene with incorrect light metering (reading the light off of white instead of a grey-card) results in the white subject looking greySamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291055.post-1087076338401239232004-06-12T14:31:00.000-07:002004-06-22T12:16:34.703-07:00Learning Photography AgainThe company I work for have been kind enough to organise 6-week photography courses for staff. The course was very popular and I had to go on a waiting list. I eventually made it to the front of the queue and am now over half way through the course which is taught by <a href = "http://silverfish.us/">Allison Petit</a>. I did learn photgraphy at college nearly 20 years ago but since the advent of digital I have spent more time taking snaps than photographs, so the opportunity to go back to basics was much appreciated. For the course I borrowed an SLR (Nikon) and had to relearn about light meatering, exposure, aperture, depth of field and a whole list of other technical information, all over again.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com0